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The Pony Express

The student news site of Stillwater Area High School

The Pony Express

The student news site of Stillwater Area High School

The Pony Express

Chocolate Chip Cookie Milk Glass introduced

Olivia Flicker May 12, 2014

Forget about dunking the cookie in milk. Now the milk can be inside the cookie. The Chocolate Chip Cookie Milk Glasses is a wonderful innovation allowing the enjoyment of milk from a cookie that is shaped...

Solar gardens introduced to Woodbury

Abe Masters May 12, 2014

Able Energy Company with the assistance of Excel Energy proposed the building of a solar garden in Washington County.  The current location for the proposed garden was either Woodbury or Lake Elmo and...

Ladies Night Out returns to Main Street

Ladies Night Out returns to Main Street

Sofie Wicklund May 6, 2014

On May 1, Stillwater will be hosting Ladies Night Out, May Day on Main. From 5 to 8:30 p.m. women will be given discounts on clothing at boutiques and shops on Main Street in downtown Stillwater, as well...

Peeps Doughnuts released for Easter

Peeps Doughnuts released for Easter

Clara Ilkka May 5, 2014

Walking into a convenience store, there are several types of doughnuts one expects to see. Among them are the typical glazed, powdered and jelly filled. But this spring, Dunkin Donuts has decided to mix...



From left to right, Drew Maiers, Cole Funk, Emma Bliven, Joey DeWaele, Annie Pooler and Ben Reeves are in costume as some of their favorite characters for Anime Detour. The convention is for fans of certain tv shows, animes, comics, etc., to meet and interact.

Minnesota celebrates its own version of Comicon

Drew Maiers May 4, 2014

In the past decade, conventions for popular culture have started popping up everywhere, for everything. While Comicon may be more widely know, here in Minn., Anime Detour is the bigger hit. Anime Detour...

Graphic by Emily Lodahl

Minnesota groups work to help students get clothes for prom

Shelby Kadlec April 23, 2014

Many juniors and seniors this year want to go prom, but they have to consider the amount of money that goes into attending.  Costs include the formal outfit along side money for tickets and other expenses...


Veggie Straws, a low calorie, healthy snack that many substitute for chips and other higher calorie foods, has become a very popular snack among teenagers. Not just for the sake of loosing weight, but also for simply eating healthy while on the go.

Veggie Straws become a popular healthy snack

Carly Glaser April 10, 2014

Over the past several years, there have been a growing number of students at Stillwater Area High School attempting to eat healthier. Some are losing weight to play sports, while others just wish to lead...

Stillwater uses chocolate to draw locals and tourists out into the community

Stillwater uses chocolate to draw locals and tourists out into the community

Brooke Thingvold April 10, 2014

As the season of winter starts to fade before spring officially arrives, the local Minnesota and Wisconsin community decided to usher it in with a unique event, the Chocolate March. Anyone who wishes to...

Chipotle Joins the secret menu revolution

Cory Spawn April 9, 2014

Recently, Chipotle added a secret menu, adding themselves to the list of restaurants have been adopting the new secret menu concept in their businesses.  Businesses that currently have a secret menu include...

The Taco Bell rings earlier than before

Alex Magler April 6, 2014

On March 27, Taco Bell will release a new breakfast menu to rival McDonald's. Stretching to 11 a.m., Taco Bell's breakfast menu will run a half hour longer than McDonald's. The menu is packed with new...

“WhatsApp” brings co-founder from rags to riches

Jeff Wallace April 1, 2014

It is not that often that creating an app will bring someone from rags to riches. However, the co-founder of WhatsApp, Jan Koum, did just that. As a boy, Koum grew up in Ukraine and eventually immigrated...

BYOD initiative moves on to school board

Katelyn Weisbrod April 1, 2014

Every single day, discoveries are made that make the world more advanced than it ever has been before. It is essential that as these advancements are made, they are distributed to the youth of the nation,...

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